New York K 822: Commemorating the 105th Anniversary of the naming of the Borinqueneers on June 4, 2025

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K00822 Summary:

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06/17/2025introduced

06/17/2025adopted

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Assembly Resolution No. 822

BY: M. of A. Ramos

 COMMEMORATING the 105th Anniversary of the naming
 of the Borinqueneers on June 4, 2025, and paying
 tribute to these soldiers of the 65th Infantry
 Regiment for their courage, bravery, service and
 dedication to the United States Armed Forces

 WHEREAS, Members of the Armed Services from the State of New York,
who have served so faithfully and courageously in wars in which our
Nation's freedom was at stake, as well as in the preservation of peace
during peacetime, deserve a special salute from this Legislative Body;
and

 WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to commemorate the
105th Anniversary of the naming of the Borinqueneers on June 4, 2025,
and to pay tribute to these soldiers of the 65th Infantry Regiment for
their courage, bravery, service and dedication to the United States
Armed Forces; and

 WHEREAS, Each year, National Borinqueneers Day is celebrated in
April to recognize the many meritorious contributions of the
Borinqueneers and to highlight their representation of Hispanic soldiers
and veterans; and

 WHEREAS, The 65th Infantry Regiment, nicknamed the Borinqueneers
during the Korean War for the original Taino Indian name for Puerto Rico
(Borinquen), is a Puerto Rican regiment of the United States Army; and

 WHEREAS, On March 2, 1899, the United States Congress created the
Army Appropriation Bill to create the first body of native troops in
Puerto Rico, and on June 30, 1901, the "Porto Rico Provisional Regiment
of Infantry" was organized; and

 WHEREAS, On July 1, 1908, the United States Congress incorporated
the regiment into the regular Army as the Puerto Rico Regiment of
Infantry, United States Army, and on May 14, 1917, the regiment was
activated, and additional men were assigned, with the unit being sent to
serve at Panama; on June 4, 1920, the regiment was renamed the 65th
Infantry; and

 WHEREAS, During World War II, the 65th Infantry Regiment saw action
in the European Theater, especially France and Germany, participating in
Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno and Rhin; years later, several Purple Hearts
were awarded posthumously to members of the regiment; and

 WHEREAS, During the Korean War, the 65th Infantry Regiment,
hereafter, the Borinqueneers, engaged in substantial combat operations
on the Korean Peninsula, and the unit played a central role in several
offenses and counter-offenses that earned it well-deserved admiration
and commendation; and

 WHEREAS, Wounded Borinqueneers were evacuated from Korea to Walter
Reed Medical Center in Baltimore and once discharged, they would fly

from Baltimore to Laguardia Airport in New York where they would stay a
few days and participate in parades in the Bronx and Harlem; and

 WHEREAS, The 65th Infantry Regiment was deactivated from the regular
United States Army, and in 1959, its units and regimental number were
assigned to the Puerto Rico National Guard; and

 WHEREAS, The United States Army Center of Military History in 1982
officially authorized designating the 65th Infantry Regiment as the
"Borinqueneers"; and

 WHEREAS, On June 14, 2014, President Obama signed into law 113-129
the Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal authorization bill; and

 WHEREAS, The Borinqueneers have been honored and recognized in and
throughout the great State of New York for their contributions,
including having a section of Southern Boulevard in the South Bronx
co-named La 65 de Infanteria Boulevard in 2012, and having the National
Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City dedicated to them in 2014; and

 WHEREAS, On April 13, 2016, Congress awarded the Congressional Gold
Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment in recognition of the Borinqueneers'
numerous contributions to American history and outstanding military
service from World War I through the recent conflicts in Afghanistan and
Iraq; and

 WHEREAS, The Borinqueneers were symbols of hope